Chapter 63.2

Lightning ignored all threats, frantically sniffing Mu Ling, its paws pinning down her body while its nose burrowed into her neck, whimpering: “Wu… wuwu…”

The black panther was too enthusiastic, and Mu Ling couldn’t handle it at all. She could only barely hug Lightning’s body, struggling to say: “Okay Lightning, be good, be good.”

Before Mu Ling could finish speaking, a Dark snow wolf ran in from behind.

The Dark snow wolf, swishing its thick tail, approached Mu Ling and started licking her hair, even trying to take her whole head in its mouth.

Seeing this, Mu Ling panicked and quickly grabbed Qingjiao muzzle, frantically refusing: “Don’t try to swallow my head!!!”

The wolf didn’t mind having its mouth held, its tail still wagging vigorously.

After the panther and wolf, a golden tiger entered third.

As soon as Mu Ling saw the golden tiger, she shouted loudly: “Qilin!”

Hearing Mu Ling’s call, Qilin, who had been walking at a measured pace, suddenly accelerated, reaching her in a few steps.

“Qilin!” Mu Ling hugged the fierce tiger tightly, kissing it hard: “Sister missed you so much!”

Qilin had been a bit unhappy, feeling abandoned when Mu Ling suddenly disappeared.

But now, smelling Mu Ling’s scent, that unhappiness seemed to vanish like smoke. The fierce tiger made purring sounds, then pressed its big head against Mu Ling’s face.

Behind them, Pimi, walking more slowly, also came in. Seeing no room to stand, it stayed at a distance, awkwardly growling: “Roar…”

Mu Ling laughed and went to hug Pimi too: “Sister sees it, our Pimi is walking much more smoothly now!”

Pimi was very happy, sniffing all over Mu Ling’s face with its wet nose.

Just then, Fass’s startled cry rang out again: “Magic! Magic, get ahold of yourself, you can’t get in! You really can’t get in! Tayun, please talk some sense into Magic!”

Mu Ling froze, frowning as she quickly got up to run outside.

As she ran, all the lions, panthers, tigers, and wolves followed.

When she got outside, Mu Ling saw the huge red elephant trying to squeeze itself into the vet station.

It was so massive that its head had barely entered before nearly breaking the doorframe. Mu Ling watched in horror and quickly pushed against the elephant’s trunk: “Magic, what are you doing? Get out, quickly get out!”

Tayun, perched on the giant elephant’s head, heard Mu Ling’s voice and took flight, circling above the thoroughly blocked doorway, letting out sharp eagle cries.

Mu Ling was at her wit’s end. Seeing that Magic wouldn’t listen, she grabbed two apples from the table and put them on Magic’s trunk.

The greedy elephant’s trunk sniffed and successfully sucked up the apples, curling back to eat them in one bite.

At this point, when Mu Ling pushed again, the giant elephant finally agreed to back up. As it retreated, Tayun flew down from above, excitedly landing on Mu Ling’s head.

Mu Ling quickly raised her arm, and Tayun hopped onto it, then started frantically rubbing its small head against Mu Ling’s head, trying to burrow into her embrace.

Mu Ling had no choice but to hold it, and just as she had calmed Tayun down, she suddenly felt something tighten around her waist.

A familiar sensation washed over her, and before she could say anything, her entire body was suddenly lifted into the air by the elephant’s trunk!

“Ah!” Mu Ling screamed.

Xiang Bie, who had been giving the white bear a new ward, immediately got up and ran out when he heard her cry.

When he got outside, he saw Magic lifting Mu Ling with its trunk tip…

The elephant seemed very happy, its mouth stretched in a constant smile. While balancing Mu Ling on its trunk, it stomped in place, then with a high toss, skillfully threw her onto its forehead, before swaying its head proudly.

Xiang Bie: “…”

Fass: “…”

Wei Li had helped the three keepers choose rooms and get bedding. The three hadn’t rushed to make their beds, saying they wanted to come help the director first, and Wei Li didn’t think much of it before bringing them down.

But when they came down, they witnessed the nearly manic scene at the vet station entrance.

An elephant was inexplicably dancing, surrounded by fierce beasts, all crowding around it, while on top of the elephant’s head lay a flattened human pancake.

The human pancake seemed to have given up all resistance, propping up her head and lying limply on the elephant, while beside her, a giant eagle was pecking at her hair, searching for lice.

Wei Li: “…”

The three new keepers: “…”

In this very abstract scene, amid the animals’ wild celebration, only the humans’ silence was deafening!

By midnight, Mu Ling was exhausted after finally getting all the animals settled.

After coaxing the last giant eagle to sleep, Mu Ling walked to the animal dormitory door, examining the lock that had been opened without any sign of damage, and glanced at Xiang Bie beside her.

Xiang Bie pressed his lips together: “The security footage shows Lightning and Tayun worked together to open it.”

Mu Ling sighed: “Next time let’s use access control, facial recognition. I don’t believe they can open that.”

Xiang Bie remained silent.

Seeing Xiang Bie’s odd expression, Mu Ling asked: “What’s wrong, Brother Xiang?”

Xiang Bie said: “Can access control stop Magic’s foot?”

Mu Ling: “…”

“If it breaks, replacing the door would cost even more…”

Mu Ling: “…”

“We need to solve the core problem.”

Mu Ling quickly asked: “Core problem?”

Xiang Bie looked at her: “Just don’t leave for so long in the future.”

Mu Ling: “…”

It was just a business trip, why did it feel like she had abandoned her family!

Mu Ling didn’t want to talk anymore. She looked back one more time at all the little animals sleeping soundly, sighed, and walked out.

When Mu Ling returned to the vet station, she saw that Wei had already made her bed.

In the ward, except for Moonlight and Lingren who were still moving freely, the other animals were all staying properly in their cages.

After the three keepers helped clean the cages and such, they went back to rest. Mu Ling told Brother Wei and Xiang to rest too, then she was too tired to even shower and just sat down in the cage.

Lingren immediately rushed over, just like at the hotel before, directly claiming Mu Ling’s headboard.

Mu Ling smiled, going with the flow and patting the space beside her, asking: “Moonlight, do you want to come sleep with sister too?”

The white bear holding its teddy bear hesitated, but finally followed her in, sitting not far from Mu Ling.

Mu Ling muttered: “If I’d known, I wouldn’t have changed your ward.”

Then she waved to Ji Xiang next door and Feifan and Lieyan across the way, saying softly: “Well then, good night everyone.”

“I hope you all have a good sleep and sweet dreams on your first night at Bi Ke Zoo…”

The ward area gradually grew quiet, and after some time, the three war beasts who had just arrived today and were still quite unadjusted suddenly closed their eyes while listening to the storytelling voice.

It was as if an invisible hand was gently stroking their agitated nerves.

The animals gradually fell into deep sleep.

They knew that tonight, they might not necessarily have sweet dreams, but they would definitely get a good night’s rest.

–

The next day, Mu Ling was awakened by her light brain vibrating.

She tiredly raised her hand to look at her light brain, immediately seeing dozens of new group chats, all with 99+ notifications.

Mu Ling randomly opened one, and goodness, the screen was full of mentions of her, all consulting her about war beast issues.

Mu Ling: “…”

Mu Ling smacked her lips, feeling very thirsty, so she carefully got up and tiptoed out of the ward area, trying not to disturb the animals.

As soon as she got outside, Mu Ling saw Xiang Bie lying on the sofa bed.

Huh, hadn’t she told him to go back to sleep last night? Why was he still here?

Just as she was quietly going to get water, she saw Xiang Bie wake up and look at her intently.

Mu Ling said softly: “I’m getting water.”

Xiang Bie didn’t answer, just looked at the wall clock and asked: “Why not sleep a bit more?”

Mu Ling shook her light brain, then put down her water cup, suddenly becoming animated: “Brother Xiang, perfect timing, I have an idea I want to discuss with you.”

Xiang Bie sat up casually: “Mm.”

Mu Ling asked, “What do you think about me opening a war beast daycare?”

Xiang Bie froze, frowning. “What?”

Mu Ling explained, “During my conference exchange visit, I realized many zoos struggle with war beast care. They all want me to visit and help them. Director Ge even entrusted Ji Xiang to me. So I thought, why not build a war beast daycare right across from the animal dormitory? We could take in the war beasts they can’t manage, rehabilitate them, and return them when they’re better.”

“Plus, having a daycare means more animals and more supporting Zookeepers. We could increase our visitor capacity, and with more income, we could build the second service area sooner. What do you think?”

Xiang Bie thought it was a bad idea. Expanding operations needed careful planning, and it was too troublesome. More importantly, they would be taking on life-and-death responsibility for other people’s war beasts.

Just as he was about to tell Mu Ling not to rush into it, she continued, “The thing is, I’ve barely returned and they’re already flooding the group chats with questions. Instead of constantly traveling to their zoos, why not set up a daycare here? That way—”

“You still have to travel?” Xiang Bie instantly caught those words, his brows knotting tightly.

Mu Ling gave an awkward laugh. “I just made some new friends, and since they invited me… it would be rude to refuse…”

“Build it!” Xiang Bie immediately declared, his voice firm. “This idea benefits everyone—it helps others and serves the public good. Build it! I’ll help you! If anyone objects, tell them to come talk to me!”

Mu Ling: “…”

Agreeing was one thing, but did he have to be so dramatic about it?

Still, with Brother Xiang’s approval, Mu Ling felt even more confident. She planned to finalize the proposal today and discuss it with everyone at dinner tonight!